3.8
Romans literatuur
A unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans. 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'. On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape? 'The best novelist on the planet' Observer Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers . . . But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves ? New York Times Book Review A dark and memorable fairytale about the lingering influence of childhood fears and the isolation of adulthood -- Catherine Kelly ? Cherwell Newspaper
© 2015 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781510001305
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 23 april 2015
3.8
Romans literatuur
A unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans. 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'. On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape? 'The best novelist on the planet' Observer Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers . . . But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves ? New York Times Book Review A dark and memorable fairytale about the lingering influence of childhood fears and the isolation of adulthood -- Catherine Kelly ? Cherwell Newspaper
© 2015 W. F. Howes Ltd (Luisterboek): 9781510001305
Publicatiedatum
Luisterboek: 23 april 2015
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Sarah
24 sep 2022
Echte Murakami stijl, best heftig maar zet je wel aan het denken. Altijd mooi geschreven en magisch.
J.
30 apr 2022
Exciting
Jos
10 nov 2023
Always some weird shit going on in Haruki’s books. And there are always beautiful girls. Sweet and short story 👌🏼
Rosanne
20 mrt 2024
Mooi geschreven en een raar verhaal, maar snap de boodschap niet helemaal?
Guus
30 sep 2022
Aardig, maar raar. En niet op een kafkaëske manier.
Shan
17 apr 2023
Classic Murakami 👏🏼
C
27 aug 2021
🤷🏽♀️
Annemarie
21 jul 2022
Literally what the fuck did i just read
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